Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said that President Bola Tinubu’s chances of re-election in 2027 are so slim that “he will be lucky if he is third.” “Tinubu can’t win. In fact, he will be lucky if he is third,” El-Rufai said Monday night on a live interview on Arise TV, dismissing the…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has refuted claims that security agencies manipulate election outcomes in Nigeria, insisting such allegations are baseless and unfair. Speaking at the third National Democracy Stakeholders Summit in Abuja on Monday, Egbetokun stated that the police remain impartial actors during electoral exercises, with no role in determining or influencing vote…
A former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has revealed the role he and Senator Murray Bruce played in the selection of a former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, as Atiku Abubakar’s running mate. Four years before Obi defected to the Labour Party from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023, he was selected…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has shed fresh light on the proposed opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections, revealing that significant progress is being made toward the formation of a unified political platform. Speaking during an interview on Arise Television on Monday, El-Rufai confirmed that a decision has already been reached within…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Umar Isa, over an alleged $7.2 billion fraud linked with the rehabilitation of the Kaduna, Warri and Port Harcourt refineries. Also in the custody of the EFCC is Jimoh Olasunkanmi,…
Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, known as the Amotekun Corps, have arrested a prime suspect linked to the killing of Nelson Adepoyigi, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ward 5, in Ose Local Government Area. Commander of the Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed this on Monday while parading over 30…
President Bola Tinubu has launched a major agricultural initiative involving the rollout of over 2,000 modern tractors and thousands of other farming equipment. The programme, unveiled on Monday in Sheda, Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, is part of the Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanisation Programme aimed at modernising Nigeria’s farming sector. Speaking at…
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) on Monday, June 23, announced that recruitment into the four agencies under the ministry of interior has officially started. According to a statement issued by the Federal Fire Service (FFS) headquarters’ public relations unit, applications will be accepted for Nigerians interested in working with the…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has warned that poverty and hunger have escalated beyond social issues, now posing serious threats to Nigeria’s national security. Speaking at the opening of the 14th National Security Seminar in Abuja on Monday, Gen. Musa, represented by the Chief of Defence Training, Rear Admiral Ibrahim Shetimma,…
A 28-year-old final year student of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO), Precious Arobo, has reportedly taken his own life in Ondo Arobo, a Higher National Diploma (HND) II student, was found dead in a bush near his residence by local residents. Sources said he allegedly left behind a suicide note before hanging himself, although the…